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the source says the president may make the announcement this week. kerry narrowly lost the presidency in 2004 to president george w. bush. he's chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and a decorated veteran of the vietnam war. >>> in california a frightening incident for shoppers at a mall parking lot in newport beach. a man in the parking lot, fired 50 shots in the air yesterday. stores filled with holiday shoppers quickly locked their doors. no one was hit. one person suffered minor injuries trying to get out of the area. the suspect is in custody. police have not given a reason for the shooting. >>> let's go back to don lemon live in newtown, connecticut. >> all right. thank you. >> after the massacre at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, in 1999, schools started implementing stronger safety measures. i want to bring in ken. come in here now. the president of the national school safety and community services, does training and consulting on school safety and emergency preparedness. at the sandy hook elementary, i want it sho
the source says the president may make the announcement this week. kerry narrowly lost the presidency in 2004 to president george w. bush. he's chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and a decorated veteran of the vietnam war. >>> in california a frightening incident for shoppers at a mall parking lot in newport beach. a man in the parking lot, fired 50 shots in the air yesterday. stores filled with holiday shoppers quickly locked their doors. no one was hit. one person...
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and an intense exchange between president obama and the governor of arizona. this is jan brewer shaking her finger at the commander in chief. he apparently gave a critique of her new >>. >> bottom line is, that i wanted to be there to -- welcome him to come and see firsthand what arizona has done in regards to our economic recovery. he wanted to talk about the book. and i thought that he was pretty -- thin-skinned >> in that book, she said she felt the president was condescending and patronizing to her at a white house function. pparently apparently thought otherwise. during that stop, mr. obama spoke to workers at an intel chip plant to repeat his message that the american economy is coming back. he also paid tribute tog retirig congresswoman gabby gifford. he'll speak at au.p.s. facility today. be sure to watch "world news" and "nightline" tonight for more. >>> the republican contenders will face-off tonight. five days of campaigning are left to go before the sunshine state's big primary. it's a close race right now. right now,now, leading gingrich in the po
and an intense exchange between president obama and the governor of arizona. this is jan brewer shaking her finger at the commander in chief. he apparently gave a critique of her new >>. >> bottom line is, that i wanted to be there to -- welcome him to come and see firsthand what arizona has done in regards to our economic recovery. he wanted to talk about the book. and i thought that he was pretty -- thin-skinned >> in that book, she said she felt the president was...
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the number of americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose last week. indicating an uneven move in the job market. the monthly drop report out tomorrow. layoffs are not the big problems right now. a lack of hiring. an employee accidentally sent an anti obama tweet. it has been removed. they issued an apology. if you have a facebook update and you want to have it bomb up to the top of bumped to the top of the newsfeed, you can for 7 dollars. we are seeing a higher market across the board. a pretty nice rally after better than expected report. live at the new york stock exchange. >>next federal prosecutors in northwest indiana announce corruption charges against several elected officials and public employees. and later new techniques docters can use, to analyze the d-n-a of newborns. it helps practitioners zero-in on mutations that can cause disease. and live music this midday from jayhawks' front man gary louris. he's on stage tonight at city winery! ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she
the number of americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose last week. indicating an uneven move in the job market. the monthly drop report out tomorrow. layoffs are not the big problems right now. a lack of hiring. an employee accidentally sent an anti obama tweet. it has been removed. they issued an apology. if you have a facebook update and you want to have it bomb up to the top of bumped to the top of the newsfeed, you can for 7 dollars. we are seeing a higher market...
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today the national highway traffic safety administration closed its volt battery safety inquiry last week. they concluded that no apparent defect trend exists despite the conclusion house republicans accuse the department of trying to cover up the fire to protect the obama administration interest in general motors the ceo of gm said that the volt is safe and plans to defend it during the hearing today >>businesses on the magnificent mile and state street should hire their own full-time security during the nato and g-8 summits that is a warning from the chicagoland chamber of commerce. >>mayor rahm emanuel has replaced a veteran chicago public library commissioner mary dempsey who is stepping down after 18 years as library chief brian vann and who is the chief information officer for public libraries in san francisco will take over for mary dempsey in march the change comes after a recent labor fights leading to layoffs and reduced hours at libraries and agreement made last week and restored library hours and rehired 65 staff >>the highly publicized royal white tigers exhibit at the navy p
today the national highway traffic safety administration closed its volt battery safety inquiry last week. they concluded that no apparent defect trend exists despite the conclusion house republicans accuse the department of trying to cover up the fire to protect the obama administration interest in general motors the ceo of gm said that the volt is safe and plans to defend it during the hearing today >>businesses on the magnificent mile and state street should hire their own full-time...
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after sandy president obama goes to new york to assess the damage and offer help. and chilly temperatures are going away for a while here in chicago. ♪ ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ ♪ it goes something like this ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... just one removes more stains than the 6 next leading pacs combined. pop in. stand out.some controversial ads are now on the sides of buses the billboards the muslim community does not like however they have popped up elsewhere in the county the controversial ad reads in any war between the civilized man and the savage support the civilized man support israel and the fiji god it's already been running and other cities including new york detroit and washington d.c. it's financed by pamela gellar a conservative blogger with an organization called the american freedom defense initiative several groups in chicago say the ad campaign is racist. she is essentially sang to feed all muslims, defeat my kid my grandmother, my neighbors it's a silly at in their racist add in that sense
after sandy president obama goes to new york to assess the damage and offer help. and chilly temperatures are going away for a while here in chicago. ♪ ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ ♪ it goes something like this ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... just one removes more stains than the 6 next leading pacs combined. pop in. stand out.some controversial ads are now on the sides of buses the billboards the muslim community does not like however they...
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analysts say obama is reaching out to latino voters. underscoring their growing importance in presidential politics. >>republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is campaigning in ohio today but yesterday he was in chicago raising money for his campaign. sunday's fundraiser was at the hyatt regency o'hare. ryan told supporters the president is trying to confuse voters, by distorting mitt romney's record. the campaign says more than 200 people attended the event. the vice presidential candidates will debate this thursday in kentucky. dozens of protesters outside fundraiser at the hotel. democratic congresswoman jan schakowsky organized this protest. she criticized romney for saying that he would consider cutting funding to p-b-s. schakowsky says romney's economic policies will only further burden the middle class. registration is up 1% from 2008 pack/then registration jump about 7%. election officials say they're not seeing the same level of enthusiasm. >>voter register deadline is tomorrow.chicago residents have two options. you can
analysts say obama is reaching out to latino voters. underscoring their growing importance in presidential politics. >>republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is campaigning in ohio today but yesterday he was in chicago raising money for his campaign. sunday's fundraiser was at the hyatt regency o'hare. ryan told supporters the president is trying to confuse voters, by distorting mitt romney's record. the campaign says more than 200 people attended the event. the vice presidential...
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is a giant influencing factor to get them to, you know, certainly support president obama. >> well, president obama is going to win new york and new jersey. he deoesn't have to worry about that. he has to worry across the country -- >> will that resonate across the country, in your view? >> i think the fact he's not made a mistake in his handling of the response to the storm and he's done a good job and eight out of ten americans feel he's done a great, excellent job, that might get his supporters really uplifted and inspired to go vote for him and maybe knock on doors this final weekend. i don't know -- at the same time, i do think that there are people who are really down. they either have relatives in that area, they live in an influential swing state or battleground state, and they're feeling that this coverage of people fighting in gas lines, not able to get on buses to get to work, bridges closing, really struggling for food in some areas, that this is really sad, it's really heartbreaking, and that's not the kind of thing that usually makes you go for the status quo. >> they
is a giant influencing factor to get them to, you know, certainly support president obama. >> well, president obama is going to win new york and new jersey. he deoesn't have to worry about that. he has to worry across the country -- >> will that resonate across the country, in your view? >> i think the fact he's not made a mistake in his handling of the response to the storm and he's done a good job and eight out of ten americans feel he's done a great, excellent job, that...
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we interviewed a cab driver who said he was called to the hotel last week to pick up two women. he said one of the women told him she had sex with a man who said he was a member of president obama's security detail. >> the "new york times" said it interviewed that woman. nbc news has not independently confirmed the aeblth, but in the story, the woman claimed she spent the night with a man she later learned was an agent, after agreeing to "a" an 800 escort fee, the next morning, he offered her only $30. on the hill, lawmakers continues to express outrage. >> it's a stunning thing, actually disgusting. >> they go to colombia and have a fight with a proustitute over how much she should be paid, that's stupid or a total lack of common sense. >> senator jeff sessions questioned the president's manageme management capabilities. >> the presidents are to be held responsibility. >> that sounds very much like a lawmaker attempts to politicize something that is not at all political. >> the white house press secretary was again bombarded with questions about the scandal today but continued
we interviewed a cab driver who said he was called to the hotel last week to pick up two women. he said one of the women told him she had sex with a man who said he was a member of president obama's security detail. >> the "new york times" said it interviewed that woman. nbc news has not independently confirmed the aeblth, but in the story, the woman claimed she spent the night with a man she later learned was an agent, after agreeing to "a" an 800 escort fee, the next...
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it comes a week after michgan republicans got a controversial right-to-work law passed a measure the president opposes for its limitations on unions. yesterday, president obama met with house speaker john boehner at the white house to discuss how to resolve the fiscal cliff. few details were released about the meeting. if lawmakers fail to strike a deal before the end of the year automatic tax increases and spending cuts will go into effect. the one-on-one meeting was the first between the two leaders since election day. a member of the dallas cowboys is out on bond, after being charged in a crash deadly crash that killed a teammate over the weekend. defensive lineman josh brent was released on half a million dollars bond yesterday. authorities say he was speeding on saturday, when he hit a curb. the vehicle then flipped over and caught fire. cowboys linebacker jerry brown was killed. brent is charged with intoxication manslaughter. brent and brown formed a lasting friendship when they played together at the university of illinois. back in 2-thousand-9, brent also served a 60 day sen
it comes a week after michgan republicans got a controversial right-to-work law passed a measure the president opposes for its limitations on unions. yesterday, president obama met with house speaker john boehner at the white house to discuss how to resolve the fiscal cliff. few details were released about the meeting. if lawmakers fail to strike a deal before the end of the year automatic tax increases and spending cuts will go into effect. the one-on-one meeting was the first between the two...
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we begin tonight with the president's plan for the week. >> on monday, president obama hits the road again. this time going to redford michigan where he will continue his campaign to put pressure on lawmakers in order to prevent taxes from going up on the middle class. also we will be standing by to see if the white house makes any cabinet nominations especially who will replace secretary of state hillary clinton when she steps down. >> i am alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. it's an elite index made up of the 100 biggest nonfinancial companies on the market. and we will also get november retail sales and expectations are high because of a record-breaking black friday weekend. and meantime, a new outlook on the economy. and fedex preparing for its busiest day in history and the company expect to move 19 million packages monday as people rush to make online purchases for christmas. >>> and here's what we are watching this week. "showbiz tonight" is counting down the most provocative celebs for the entire year. it's the showbiz countdown that can't be missed. >>> the bombing
we begin tonight with the president's plan for the week. >> on monday, president obama hits the road again. this time going to redford michigan where he will continue his campaign to put pressure on lawmakers in order to prevent taxes from going up on the middle class. also we will be standing by to see if the white house makes any cabinet nominations especially who will replace secretary of state hillary clinton when she steps down. >> i am alison kosik at the new york stock...
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. >> reporter: and diane, president obama heads to asia next week. before he leaves, he is calling for a meeting of the top house and senate democrat and republican leaders to at least begin to try to find a compromise if one is possible. diane? >> but give us a reality check, jake. how quickly could this happen? >> reporter: i don't think quickly at all. congress tends to act not until the very last second. and if it stays true to its form, that's what will happen here, as well. diane? >> thank you so much, jake. >>> and be sure to watch george stephanopoulos and his team of experts and analysts as they gather on this sunday on the roundtable on "this week." >>> now, we have news tonight from the battered storm zone, 11 days after the superstorm, two days after the nor'easter. starting today in new york city, gas rationing, based on the number of your license plate and the lines for gas and cars and on foot, still stretching long. 25% of the 800 gas stations in the area, shut down. and the city says this could go on another two weeks. about a half a
. >> reporter: and diane, president obama heads to asia next week. before he leaves, he is calling for a meeting of the top house and senate democrat and republican leaders to at least begin to try to find a compromise if one is possible. diane? >> but give us a reality check, jake. how quickly could this happen? >> reporter: i don't think quickly at all. congress tends to act not until the very last second. and if it stays true to its form, that's what will happen here, as...
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in the same week he won a second term, the most striking image of president obama wasn't on stage but in a much quieter setting. his campaign office in chicago. thanking the workers who made his reelection possible. >> but you guys have made sure that the work i'm doing is approved. and i'm really proud of that. i'm really proud of you. and what you have done -- [ cheers and applause ] >> the president went on to say that no matter what he does in the next four years, he expects their own accomplishments to be even greater.
in the same week he won a second term, the most striking image of president obama wasn't on stage but in a much quieter setting. his campaign office in chicago. thanking the workers who made his reelection possible. >> but you guys have made sure that the work i'm doing is approved. and i'm really proud of that. i'm really proud of you. and what you have done -- [ cheers and applause ] >> the president went on to say that no matter what he does in the next four years, he expects...
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. >> reporter: the manufacturers of these angry birds building sets in pennsylvania will later this week be visited by president obama as he makes his case for raising tax rates on wealthier americans as part of a larger deal with congress. and while the president is not trying to provoke anger necessarily, he is trying to drum up passions for his proposal. meeting with small business owners today such as texas crop duster manufacturer, david ikert. >> there was a lot of talk in the room about certainty. small business wants certainty so they can plan, strategically look at how we move forward. >> reporter: and releasing these showing them pleading for their tax cuts to be extended. >> if you take away the $2,200 from my paycheck, it would severely impact my family. >> reporter: while those for wealthier americans are allowed to expire. >> we're not going to solve this problem by creating villains and drumming up outrage. >> reporter: republicans today slammed the president for outsourcing the negotiations to treasury secretary tim geithner and other members of his administration. >> rat
. >> reporter: the manufacturers of these angry birds building sets in pennsylvania will later this week be visited by president obama as he makes his case for raising tax rates on wealthier americans as part of a larger deal with congress. and while the president is not trying to provoke anger necessarily, he is trying to drum up passions for his proposal. meeting with small business owners today such as texas crop duster manufacturer, david ikert. >> there was a lot of talk in the...
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but in a news conference two weeks ago, mr. obama seemed to be preparing for a fight. >> if senator john mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. >> reporter: senator ayotte said she would be willing to put a hold on a rice nomination which, under senate rules, means it would likely never come up for approval and effectively be dead. scott? >> pelley: margaret, thank you. who is susan rice? she held several positions in the collation on the national security council as an expert on african affairs and then as assistant secretary of state. rice was confirmed in the senate in 2009 unanimously for her current job as america's ambassador to the united nations. washington is also splitting tonight over the issue that is going to affect your taxes in just 34 days. that is the so-called fiscal cliff: automatic tax increases and federal budget cuts that will be imposed unless president obama and congress can make a deal on budget reform. not
but in a news conference two weeks ago, mr. obama seemed to be preparing for a fight. >> if senator john mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. >> reporter: senator ayotte said she would be willing to put a hold on a rice nomination which, under senate rules, means it would likely never come up for approval and effectively be dead. scott? >> pelley: margaret, thank you. who is...
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er this never called obama a marxist. i don't know what some of newt's colleagues who work with him who don't like him or have problems with i don't know what happened because i wasn't there. i know that robert walker who was there is trying to counter balance it saying newt was great when he was speaker of the house. but i think, greta, strip all this away, i really think it largely is an attack on newt because they are are afraid he might win. and the republican establishment is wired in to romney. that is what they had their heart set on. they had their heart set on romney winning early. not a drawn out primary process and not have to spend a lot of money in the primary process. not have to go through fights, destructive interparty fights. get romney nominated and be done with it and a move on to the general and start focusing on obama. i think a lot of ducks were in a row for that to happen. they are frustrated because we talked earlier romney still got 65-70% of republicans that say no in a poll. cain surged and then
er this never called obama a marxist. i don't know what some of newt's colleagues who work with him who don't like him or have problems with i don't know what happened because i wasn't there. i know that robert walker who was there is trying to counter balance it saying newt was great when he was speaker of the house. but i think, greta, strip all this away, i really think it largely is an attack on newt because they are are afraid he might win. and the republican establishment is wired in to...
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embassy not even one week after the election the honeymoon is apparently over president barack obama in congress to issue the so-called fiscal cliff the president and house republicans cannot reach it dealreach a deal, it could crush the economy. businesses are not making any risky moves. time is almost up on the president and congress. >> it's almost like the perfect store we have this fiscal cliff on top of that in the midst of a recession. he says he weighs his option on taxes and the rest of us are in a holding pattern. i just think that we don't know what that will look like so people are holding back employment holding back investments. just look at the stock market on wednesday after the election. this is a financial professional and author of investment discipline. he said his reaction had little to do with the president's reelection it was about uncertainty. the head of to paul's department of political science says that the deal they're discussing may not happen before the deadline politics is of course in play. anything they do will either be a tax cut or a credit for with
embassy not even one week after the election the honeymoon is apparently over president barack obama in congress to issue the so-called fiscal cliff the president and house republicans cannot reach it dealreach a deal, it could crush the economy. businesses are not making any risky moves. time is almost up on the president and congress. >> it's almost like the perfect store we have this fiscal cliff on top of that in the midst of a recession. he says he weighs his option on taxes and the...
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in the cover story for bloomberg business week josh green writes president obama is holding the cards, quote, in obama's second term, leverage will shift to the democrats on almost every issue of importance. that includes economic policy, tax policy, immigration, and health care. even the speaker seems to realize this. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. >> so while john boehner may try to keep entertaining both sides with his elaborate dance, sooner or later the music is going to stop. josh green is senior national correspondent for bloomberg business week and joins us now from washington, d.c. josh, it is great to see you. >> good to be with you. >> let's talk about this what i like to term dance of the seven veils that the speaker of the house is performing for us right now or a fan dance, depending on your favorite form of entertainment. at a certain point -- this is evidence of how he has to play cate a house caucus and i think betrays of broader understanding that the republican party needs to come to t
in the cover story for bloomberg business week josh green writes president obama is holding the cards, quote, in obama's second term, leverage will shift to the democrats on almost every issue of importance. that includes economic policy, tax policy, immigration, and health care. even the speaker seems to realize this. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. >> so while john boehner may try to keep entertaining...
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pretty dramatic increase in optimism over the last several weeks and asked them about the candidates and the economy. president obama has a small advantage, you see it right down in front of us, 52-44% on empathy being in touch but overall trust to handle the economy it flips a little and governor romney has a slight advantage over president obama, 50%-47%. different views on the candidates and the economy. >> so i'm calculating, your first campaign, 1988. >> that's right. a little over 25 years ago. >> so what's the most important thing you'll be watching? >> i'm looking at three things, the first one is a number, 74%. that was the share of the electorate four years ago in 2008. down every year. if that goes up, that is good news for governor romney. if it continues to go down that will be good news for president obama. the second thing i'll be looking at is a state, early state, virginia, the polls closed there at 7:00. governor romney has to win that state to be in the hunt for 270 electoral votes. if he doesn't, president obama does, he will be on his way to victory and finally g
pretty dramatic increase in optimism over the last several weeks and asked them about the candidates and the economy. president obama has a small advantage, you see it right down in front of us, 52-44% on empathy being in touch but overall trust to handle the economy it flips a little and governor romney has a slight advantage over president obama, 50%-47%. different views on the candidates and the economy. >> so i'm calculating, your first campaign, 1988. >> that's right. a little...
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now that obama has won the first test could start next week when the congress returns to deal with the looming fiscal cliff. economists warn that not dealing with the fiscal clip issue could bring this back into a recession. >> one economist told us that most of the battleground states are actually doing better than the national average especially in ohio. one wall street firm that lost hundreds of employees will donate $10 million. the company will pick 1000 families and give each family $8,000 each. u.s. cellular is selling their it entire chicago business in a $480 million deal to sprint. a majority of those retail stores will be closed. u.s. cellular says they're going to have about 1400 associates in their headquarters. >> to mia seeing a big tumble much like we saw the day after the election in 2008. >> jury deliberation under way. accusing the chicago police department of trying to cover up the beating of a that was me... the day i learned i had to start insulin for my type 2 diabetes. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe dad used. and me... discovering once-da
now that obama has won the first test could start next week when the congress returns to deal with the looming fiscal cliff. economists warn that not dealing with the fiscal clip issue could bring this back into a recession. >> one economist told us that most of the battleground states are actually doing better than the national average especially in ohio. one wall street firm that lost hundreds of employees will donate $10 million. the company will pick 1000 families and give each family...
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>>> president obama is taking his message of mid-class tax cuts back on the road. he's heading to m tomorrow the plant is a uaw shop and it's expected to pull him into the debate over the union's and to organize workers. those are your top stories. "reliable sources" is up at the top of the hour but right now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> one out of two men will develop cancer in their lifetime. women are a little luckier. one out of three will get it. regards of your sex, those are terrifying numbers. but all of that could change because cures are inside. this is the president of the world's largest cancer center, m.d. anderson in houston, texas. >>> you believe we are at a point where we could actually cure cancer. >> i think we're at a major turning point in the history of cancer medicine where we have a very deep understanding of how it comes about and if it is established, how to deal with it. want and we have game-changing technological skranss that allow us to do much better care, cancer care of patients. >> what is the game-changing technology? what's h
>>> president obama is taking his message of mid-class tax cuts back on the road. he's heading to m tomorrow the plant is a uaw shop and it's expected to pull him into the debate over the union's and to organize workers. those are your top stories. "reliable sources" is up at the top of the hour but right now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> one out of two men will develop cancer in their lifetime. women are a little luckier. one out of three will get it....
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. >>> what a week this has been. whoever packs president obama's bags is busy. prepping for the president's big trip that starts tomorrow. he's going to asia tomorrow. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited the nation of cambodia before, but president obama is about to do so. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited burma, either. but president obama is about to go there too. no president has ever done that. when he's there, he will meet with the opposition leader. aung san suu kyi. while he's there. one interesting side note on president obama making this historic trim to burma. which is also called myanmar. in 2009, before the u.s. government decided that they were ready to send a sitting president to that country, we apparently first decided that we were ready to send a rock band to that comprehend. specifically the band ozo motley. the state department under a brand new president obama in 2009 authorized the great l.a. latin fusion band to go tour burma. a sort of ambassadors for u.s. culture in that notoriously closed off authoritarian part of the wor
. >>> what a week this has been. whoever packs president obama's bags is busy. prepping for the president's big trip that starts tomorrow. he's going to asia tomorrow. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited the nation of cambodia before, but president obama is about to do so. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited burma, either. but president obama is about to go there too. no president has ever done that. when he's there, he will meet with the opposition leader. aung san suu...
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but this was a very good end to a bad week for the president. really the best possible end that president obama could have hoped for. mitt romney came out so strong in that debate, president obama lackluster. he got called rusty. detached. not the words he was looking for. >> hold that thought, we're going to talk about that. i want to go back to something, four days before the presidential election is when the next jobs report is going to come out. if they go down even further? what does that mean if. >> it could go down. it could also go back up. >> right. >> this has been an economic recovery that's been a difficult one. the administration says that as well. this was a great jobs report for the president. it broke down past that 8% mark that mitt romney's been hitting so hard in this campaign. >> you can imagine -- >> this is a great day for the president. >> you can imagine the white house and probably the campaign in chicago doing somersaults. does this make people now say, what debate? by most people's accounts, the president was awful, ho
but this was a very good end to a bad week for the president. really the best possible end that president obama could have hoped for. mitt romney came out so strong in that debate, president obama lackluster. he got called rusty. detached. not the words he was looking for. >> hold that thought, we're going to talk about that. i want to go back to something, four days before the presidential election is when the next jobs report is going to come out. if they go down even further? what does...
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. >> for president obama today, laying out, again, criticism of the system, pretty strongly. quite interestingly in britain, two things have happened in the banking community in the last week alone. one big banker was denied a million pound bonus, $1.5 million at least. it was removed by public pressure and anger. another famous banker was knighted by the queen for services to banking. they stripped him of his knighthood, almost unprecedented thing, norm lal reserved for spies. you are seeing a series of big blows to bankers in britain. would you like to see that in america? do you think they have gotten away with it? >> i think many bankers have gotten away with it and many executives on wall street have gotten away with it. which is why the consumer financial protection bureau that president obama put in to place, he went over senate's head and he did this because they didn't want to provide funding. it's so important they are in power now because the banks have to report to them and the banks have to be held responsible. people in high economic positions need to be held re
. >> for president obama today, laying out, again, criticism of the system, pretty strongly. quite interestingly in britain, two things have happened in the banking community in the last week alone. one big banker was denied a million pound bonus, $1.5 million at least. it was removed by public pressure and anger. another famous banker was knighted by the queen for services to banking. they stripped him of his knighthood, almost unprecedented thing, norm lal reserved for spies. you are...
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the obama administration should have known. they should have had more security there, and he's very vulnerable in that regard. whether or not it matters to voters pondering pocketbook issues remains to be seen, though. >> i'm thinking back a few weeks to the run-up to the first debate in denver. we heard a lot of voices saying, don't get too excited. debates don't matter that much in presidential elections. i took the point. we don't see them changing 20 points worth of votes or something. something very significant has happened in the weeks since then. all year from april to the end of september, barack obama led in the real clear politics polling average. we might have the graph. i'm not sure. for the first time in the entire campaign mitt romney pulled ahead in that average and kept a small, very small but a lead in that since then. i guess my question is, can we finally put an end to this idea that debates don't matter? >> we should. we should have all along, steve. my view has been if debates aren't dispositive and they're
the obama administration should have known. they should have had more security there, and he's very vulnerable in that regard. whether or not it matters to voters pondering pocketbook issues remains to be seen, though. >> i'm thinking back a few weeks to the run-up to the first debate in denver. we heard a lot of voices saying, don't get too excited. debates don't matter that much in presidential elections. i took the point. we don't see them changing 20 points worth of votes or...
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especially after last week's presidential debate. where mitt romney was widely viewed as the winner over barack obama. both sides say they're ready. >>i know how he will attack us. >>i think joe just needs to be joe. ryan is a smart and effective speaker. his ideas are the wrong ones. though biden is considered more experienced than ryan. political analysts say the vice president must avoid making one of his well-documented gaffes that end up distracting from the message. an issue that's sure to come up at tonight's debate is federal funding of amtrak. the company gets roughly one- point-four billion dollars a year in federal subsidies and counts vice president biden as one of its biggest supporters. biden has made more than 79- hundred round trips from wilmington, delaware to washington, d-c during his time on capitol hill. ryan's budget plan cuts federal subsides for amtrak and high speed rail projects. republicans favor privatizing the industry instead. national polls have the race for president in a dead heat but the president ca
especially after last week's presidential debate. where mitt romney was widely viewed as the winner over barack obama. both sides say they're ready. >>i know how he will attack us. >>i think joe just needs to be joe. ryan is a smart and effective speaker. his ideas are the wrong ones. though biden is considered more experienced than ryan. political analysts say the vice president must avoid making one of his well-documented gaffes that end up distracting from the message. an issue...
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i'll see you next week. >>> hello, everyone. i'm fredricka whitfield with a check of your top stories. while in south korea, president obama delivers a strong message to pyongyang. if it moves forward with its plan to test fire a long-range missile. >> north korea will achieve nothing but threats or by provocations. north korea knows its obligations and it must take irreversible steps to meet those obligations. on this, the united states and the public of korea are absolutely united. >> north korea says it's planning to launch a rocket-powered satellite next month, not a missile. south korea says, regardless, the technology being used is the violation of a u.n. security council resolution. >>> and two weeks after a u.s. soldier allegedly kills at least 16 afghans, the united states government makes a payment of $10,000 to each of the afghan families. a u.s. official says the money is not compensation, but is meant to help the victims. sergeant robert bales is charged in the kandahar killing. all of them civilians, most of the vi
i'll see you next week. >>> hello, everyone. i'm fredricka whitfield with a check of your top stories. while in south korea, president obama delivers a strong message to pyongyang. if it moves forward with its plan to test fire a long-range missile. >> north korea will achieve nothing but threats or by provocations. north korea knows its obligations and it must take irreversible steps to meet those obligations. on this, the united states and the public of korea are absolutely...
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i think this will be more of a side show next week. >> right. quickly? >> you never know what's going to happen in a debate. what romney will do is say the economy is our strongest foreign policy and try to return to the economy. that gives obama one more chance to say, which he didn't do in this debate, hey, you were 47th out of 50th in job creation. we really can't trust turning this over to you. >> mitt romney and that number 47, it's such a problem. jonathan alter, dana milbank and david corn, thank you. >>> romney fumbles on the subject of libya and he needs a life line. candy, candy! please stay with us. >> candy -- candy, candy, candy. candy. candy. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. more events. more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's bori
i think this will be more of a side show next week. >> right. quickly? >> you never know what's going to happen in a debate. what romney will do is say the economy is our strongest foreign policy and try to return to the economy. that gives obama one more chance to say, which he didn't do in this debate, hey, you were 47th out of 50th in job creation. we really can't trust turning this over to you. >> mitt romney and that number 47, it's such a problem. jonathan alter, dana...
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there is pressure on biden to deliver after president obama's poor performance last week. also, this is a campaign where president obama is running as much against paul ryan's ideas as he is against mitt romney. that elevates ryan as well. >> it seems clear in choosing chris van holland they will go against the first ryan budget, the first medicare plan and also the ryan book. they will go after the budget cuts and troo to tag mitt romney with the severity, using the term relatively, of the ryan budget cuts. >> right. rom uh any down played the ryan road map. keep in mind the first ryan budget plan included privatizing social security, at least to a certain extent. that's something ryan then dropped in his subsequent budgets. it was there and he was one of the advocates of the plan to put it in the market. secondly the medicare issue. those entitlements, we'll ha from biden about thursday. a lot of democrats think he dropped the ball not pushing the issues against mitt romney. joe biden will read ryan's book and go after those entitlements. >> up next, as mitt romney focus
there is pressure on biden to deliver after president obama's poor performance last week. also, this is a campaign where president obama is running as much against paul ryan's ideas as he is against mitt romney. that elevates ryan as well. >> it seems clear in choosing chris van holland they will go against the first ryan budget, the first medicare plan and also the ryan book. they will go after the budget cuts and troo to tag mitt romney with the severity, using the term relatively, of...
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in the last week. this reflective of president obama and big mistake he has made on obamacare with the contraception and mandate that go the catholic church and other organizations have to make these purchases of healthcare decisions based on reproductive rights. if that is case. i think you'll see a lot of people react against president obama's policy. >> greta: you think this is largely determined in the last few days, this whole issue of contraception has a arisen? >> we haven't a social issue in the election yet is the first one and that may explain the results. president obama has done himself no favors on reelection because the people are upset. i will tell you that is why we saw the results in 2010. that is house gained majority over obamacare. people are very upset about it. president obama that signature issue for 2012. he could be in big trouble because that is issue not popular to voters. >> greta: minnesota gone to obama and democratic? >> it's democratic longer than any other state. >> i w
in the last week. this reflective of president obama and big mistake he has made on obamacare with the contraception and mandate that go the catholic church and other organizations have to make these purchases of healthcare decisions based on reproductive rights. if that is case. i think you'll see a lot of people react against president obama's policy. >> greta: you think this is largely determined in the last few days, this whole issue of contraception has a arisen? >> we haven't...
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they will now have an extra three weeks. states have the option of stepping aside and allowing the federal government to run it for them. the resignation of the general petraeus who stepped down as cia director on friday. multiple government sources tell nbc news that e-mails between petraeus and broadwell were indicative of an extramarital affair. kristen welker is joining me. let's start with the fbi investigation into this biographer paula broadwell. what can you tell us about this at this point? >> the fbi has opened up an investigation to determine whether paula broadwell had access to general petraeus' e-mail. general petraeus is not under investigation and they don't expect their inquiry will result in criminal charges. now, we have reached out to paula broadwell. we haven't heard back from her yet. she is, of course, at the center of this scandal. so who is she? she is a harvard graduate, also went to west point and she wrote this biography that i have here in my hands. it's called "all in," the education of general
they will now have an extra three weeks. states have the option of stepping aside and allowing the federal government to run it for them. the resignation of the general petraeus who stepped down as cia director on friday. multiple government sources tell nbc news that e-mails between petraeus and broadwell were indicative of an extramarital affair. kristen welker is joining me. let's start with the fbi investigation into this biographer paula broadwell. what can you tell us about this at this...
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we get to december 29th and dictator obama forced this on us. is that the game mcconnell and boehner play here? >> i think they know that game won't play well. they have to play it. everyone has to take a sacrifice here, and when you do the numbers with america's finances to keep the entitlements entact, if slightly different from today, to keep social security intact and get the economy back and growing, everyone has to take a little bit of a hit, whether it's the private equity guy with his carried interest exclusion and the $750,000 home morn tax deduction, which is completely absurd. that doesn't help the middle class. they all have to happen. if everyone is -- you saw bob corker last week or over the weekend. there are a lot of sensible people out there. i think sensible minds will prevail. this is just a fiscal cliff. it pushes it off to july 4th to be patriotic with an agreement and framework to work towards a big deal. it is only this artificial construct we're talking about now. what we need to get for everybody to be happy and the mark
we get to december 29th and dictator obama forced this on us. is that the game mcconnell and boehner play here? >> i think they know that game won't play well. they have to play it. everyone has to take a sacrifice here, and when you do the numbers with america's finances to keep the entitlements entact, if slightly different from today, to keep social security intact and get the economy back and growing, everyone has to take a little bit of a hit, whether it's the private equity guy with...
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does what the obama administration says add up? and an "outfront" investigation into a rising star in the democratic party and its connections to a south korean company. let's go "outfront." good evening, on this friday "outfront" tonight, could the the election already be over? we are 18 days out. presidential debate is still ahead and yet, more than 2 million people have cost their ballots already. that's because 34 states, plus washington, d.c., now allow early voting. 19 of them have already started, including the battleground states of north carolina, ohio and iowa. and eight more get underway on monday including crucial colorado. now, early voting historically favors democrats and this year, it looks like it's going that way. in iowa, nearly half a million ballots have been requested. 45% from democrats. only 30% from republicans and in ohio, we all know it gets no more important than ohio. it is closer, but democrats are still ahead. 36% of ballots so far registered democrats. 29% have been requested are for republicans. now
does what the obama administration says add up? and an "outfront" investigation into a rising star in the democratic party and its connections to a south korean company. let's go "outfront." good evening, on this friday "outfront" tonight, could the the election already be over? we are 18 days out. presidential debate is still ahead and yet, more than 2 million people have cost their ballots already. that's because 34 states, plus washington, d.c., now allow early...